Thursday, October 6, 2016 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Experts agree that health begins in the brain. Exercise, nutrition, rest, and our gut all influence the health of our brain. Join Next as we explore these hot topics with local professionals. Learn about what you can do to create and maintain a healthy you…. 4 part series - sign up separately for each session under the individual listings. Gut-Brain Connection Thursday, September 29 at 1:30 pm Please pre-register. If you have ever had “butterflies in your stomach” or “a gut feeling” about something, it seems quite obvious that the brain can influence what is happening in our digestive system. However, we are now seeing new evidence, that what happens in our “gut” can influence brain health as well! Learn more about this fascinating area of research, and pick up some tips about how to keep both your gut and your brain in tip top shape. Dr. Maureen Anderson, MD from Beaumont Integrative Medicine, and an Assistant Professor at Oakland University William Beaumont. Presented by Beaumont Hospital. Food For Thought: Fueling Your Brain and Your Body for Improved Cognitive Functioning Thursday, October 6 at 1:00 PM Please pre-register. Julie Feldman, MPH, RD, a dietician for 16 years, is nationally recognized as an expert in the field of nutrition. She serves as a consultant and ambassador for Mead Johnson, Coca-Cola, Hershey and KIND. In her lecture, Ms. Feldman will discuss how dementia and Alzheimer’s are likely caused by a combination of genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors that affect a person’s risk for developing the disease. The good news is that good nutrition can influence lifestyle and environmental factors beginning in childhood. She’ll help explain the key steps we can take to and improve cognitive function. Kindly sponsored by Home Instead Senior Care. Exercise: Cognitive Candy for the Brain Thursday, October 27 at 1:00 PM Please pre-register. Join Kathy Housey, AFPAI, Brains & Balance Certified, as she reveals the latest findings on how exercise aids in brain growth through a process called "neuroplasticity”. Review the latest findings on how you can reverse the signs of aging in the brain and even grow new brain cells in your senior years. Sleep-Brain Connection Wednesday, November 2 at 1:00 PM Please pre-register. Dr. Kenneth Moss, MD is a sleep medicine physician with Henry Ford Health System and treats patients at multiple Henry Ford locations. He is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology: Psychiatry and the American Board of Sleep Medicine. Dr. Moss will discuss the nature and importance of sleep, how to improve your sleep habits and behaviors and the signs to watch for if you have a problem with your sleep. Next is partnering with Jewish Family Services to bring you this speaker. *****************************************
Location:
Birmingham Next